2010-2011

Romero Pass and back

Harry Fagg 25.7 miles in 5:45.

Long live TTR!!!!!!!!

pc

AZ Trail 50K, 28Nov10, 31mi.

Fellow Runners

Indeed it was quite a turnout for the Birthday Run, with 33 people and 3 dogs in attendance. WOW!

It was cool and somewhat windy at the start. Thank goodness the day was mostly clear and the wind did not increase until later in the day, although rain and sleet happened at the house on our return home.

After a briefing, and handing out maps to those interested, the herd was off, with a number choosing to go North on the Arizona Trail, others heading South toward Kentucky Camp and the aid. Patricia left and drove to aid station on the Gardner Canyon road after determining how many people would be "going the distance". On arriving there, and while waiting for the first runners to arrive, she did go for a run along the road in an attempt to keep warm!

Quite an interesting day as people kept coming in with the first in less than 2 hours, the last just under 8.5 hours. Many stories of people getting lost, although not seriously. As Harry put it "I just want to hang around to see how this all unfolds" and unfold it did. Sadly there were some bumps, bruises, and blood had by a few - Renee, Chris and Jerry seemed to have an up-close and personal relationship with the trail. Of course, Tom went south but reappeared on the highway coming from the north as only Tom could do.

Everyone enjoyed the cupcakes Patricia made for the Old Man's B-day, the Beer brought to celebrate the day, and the many other food offerings.

Times, distances, and routes below based on increasing times spent enjoying the day. Names may be misspelled, but what do you expect from an old man and poor handwriting.

Wayne Coates - 1.45 - North 8 miles to Rosemont road and back.

Jerry Riddick - 2:03 - South 7 miles to Box Canyon road and back. Time includes 2 bad falls, injured hamstring, and limping back.

Bruce Gungle, Carolyn Campbell and 2 bloodhounds, although unnamed were cute and ready for business, talking about the dogs here, but Bruce and Caroline looked cold and cute too- 2:52 and 2:57, respectively, South to Box Canyon road and about one mile further

Jane Larkendale - 3:09 - North to Rosemont road plus two miles further

Pete Chagaris - 3:21 - North on mountain bike approximately 24 miles total

Joe Dana - 3.38 - North 12.5 miles

Kim Fernandez and Celestino Fernandez - 3:47 - North approximately 14 miles total

John McLean - 3:47 - South to Kentucky Camp

Steve and Donna Kanoza and Hombre - 3:51 - North 12.7 miles total - not sure on Hombre's mileage

Jim Holmes - 3:57 - South to Kentucky Camp

Mary Croft - 4:03 - North 13.5 miles total, but started at 7:25 after touring Highway 83 to Sonoita and visiting rest stop there

Sarah Dasher - 4:03 - South to Kentucky Camp

Tonja Chagaris - 4:06 - South to Kentucky Camp

Tom Waliser - 4:06 - South to Kentucky Camp

Monica Durazo and Chris Roll - 4:06 - North 12.7 miles total

Brandon West - 4:30 - South to Kentucky Camp

Doug Kelly - 4:32 - North on exploratory route over Gunsight Pass, through Helvitia and back on Box Canyon Road - 24 miles total

Renee Webb and Dallas Stevens - 4:17 - South to Aid and bailed (took some side trips for total of approximately 18 miles)

Chris Fall - 5:23 - South the whole enchilada

Leila Degrave - 5:23 - South the whole enchilada

Harry Fagg - 6:00 - South the whole enchilada

Tom Gormley - 6:25 - South the whole enchilada, then north up AZ Trail to road, over to highway 83 and south to start for total of 34 miles

Boone Unrash - 6:37 - South the whole enchilada

Sion Lupowitz - 6:43 - South the whole enchilada plus exploring for a total of 40 miles

Steve Hughes - 6:55 - South the whole enchilada with a mile of exploration

Jacob Owens - 7:09 - South the whole enchilada with some exploration

Gene Joseph - 7:27 - South the whole enchilada with a mile of exploration

Ross Zimmerman - 8:27 - South Kentucky camp, walking back to accompany a bike rider with flats.

For the record, the day before:

Wayne Coates - 4:55 - South to Kentucky Camp

Patricia Wiercinski - 3:47 - North total of 12 miles

Wayne and Patricia

Cowhead Saddle, 5Dec10, 17.3mi.

Sunday, 12/5/2010, was a beautiful sunny day with pleasant running temperatures. The turnout was great, 32 runners. All ran varying distances from Bridal Falls to Cowhead Saddle. Pete Chagaris was out as well, probably riding his bike? I even ran a few miles with Tom Gormley's son Daniel. There was a lot of blood on trail and surprisingly it was not mine. Raoul and Doug seemed to be the most banged up. Just another miserable day in the desert ( - :

Long Live TTR Chris Fall

Bridal Falls 6 miles

Rodd Mcleod - 1:25

Douglas Springs 13 miles

Joel Woppert - 2:12

Deborah Rubens - 2:24 (With a side trip up Ernies Falls Trail)

Gwendolyn - 3:10

Tonja Chagaris - 3:10

Christy Hall - 3:13

Kristina Rask - 3:24

Celestino Fernandez - 3:25

Kim Fernandez - 3:50

Donna Kanoza - 4:00

Pam Golden - 4:00

Monica Durazo - 4:04

Cowhead Saddle- 16.25miles

Ross Zimmerman - 6:09

Cowhead Saddle 18 miles

Doug Kelly - 3:00

Chase Duarte - 3:12

Dallas Stevens - 3:20

John McLead - 3:27

Adrian Korosec - 3:31

Tom Gormley - 3:39

Chris Avery - 3:47

Raoul Erichsen - 3:51

Steve Hughes - 3:52

Joe Plassman - 3:53

Ken Greco - 3:54

Glenn Vencill - 3:54

Gene Joseph - 4:03

Alli LaCroix - 4:16

Darrel Cummings - 4:20

Jason Adler - 4:29

Wayne Coates - 4:31

Steve Kanoza - 5:39

Joe Dana - 5:53

Redington 50K/A-7-50mi, 19Dec10,Up to 50mi

This was an epic event. The weather was decent overall, although it ended up being too warm and dry for some. Some water miscalculations occurred, resulting in a bit of suffering. Tom Gormley and Dallas Stevens started the 50 mile route at 4:30 from Sabino Canyon Visitor’s Center. The 20 person 50K and variant crowd started from Prison Camp at 7:06,although Pam Golden and Monica Durazo slipped out early. Before Pete Chagaris and Tom Walizer could leave for the Italian Springs trailhead to set up aid, Tom and Dallas arrived. They resupplied and continued by 7:32.

When I got to the IS aid after a stop at my house, a few people had come through. After a bit, we began to hear reports that Renee, Alli, and Glen were nowhere to be found. Eventually Tom Walizer drove to Bellota Ranch Road to scout for them, so of course they appeared shortly after he left. They were in good humor, and since they had 17.6 miles under their belts, decided to go directly back for a 50K (although not THE 50K). I’ll add Doug Kelley’s account, which explains where the lost souls wandered, and where he led them further astray. Dallas and Tom still looked good at IS aid, and realized because the route was further than estimated, they could turn only a tenth of a mile past to get 50 miles.

I zipped back to the PC finish, to find Patricia waiting for Wayne. We hung out for a bit, then were surprised to see Ken Greco, who came out via Bear Canyon. He eventually continued on east a bit, found Dallas, and paced Dallas back to Sabino, which turned out to be pretty crucial. Others started to appear, and Chris Fall reported Jerry’s injuries had flaired up and he had stopped at Molino. I went down and retrieved him, designating Patricia my results scribe and Steve Burton my photographer. I also found Dallas waiting for Tom Gormley, who was suffering. We went back to Prison Camp and greeted more finishers, learned Tom was stopped at Molino, and I did another retrieval. Turns out Tom had climbed over Molino Saddle despite a migraine attack, which had never happened to him before in a run. He was surprisingly good-humored considering.

We re-returned, saw the rest of the finishers, and saw Ken and Dallas leave for Sabino. As I left Prison Camp and headed down, I encountered Brian Walker, one of our members, trotting up the road with plans to hitchhike down. I continued home while Renee and Steve Hughes went around to greet D and K at Sabino. I got voice mails and emails reporting Dallas’ success.

So we had several firsts, both good and bad. Dallas’ first 50 miles, Mari’s first 50K. The first run by one of our group to Chimney Rock and back. The first DNF due to migraine I can remember. Thanks to Pete as usual, but also thanks to Tom W, Patricia, and Steve B, not to mention Dallas and Renee’s 50 mile management. The route and starting time for the 50 mile was Tom G’s idea, and I think it was great; thanks Tom. Ken’s drop-in turned out to be important to Dallas’ successful finish; thanks Ken.

I had fun. Let’s do this again next year. I've posted some of the photos from the run, plus some more I took on Bellota Trail the weekend before at http://picasaweb.google.com/ross.zimmerman/Solstice5050AkaSabRed5050#

The results get a bit complicated. First here are the times Pete took as people arrived at IS aid. If you did an out and back to the AZ Trail sign, kept track of your time, and want that included, drop me a note.

IS aid times-

Steve Burton - 2:14 to aid

Chris Fall - 2:36 to aid

Jerry Riddick - 2:36 to aid

Steve Hughes - 2:42 to aid

Tonja Chagaris - 2:43 to aid - she told me her total time was 3:38

Joe Plassman - 2:43 to aid

Mari Lam - 2:46 to aid

Wayne Coats - 2:55 to aid

Joan Dalonzo - 3:04 to aid

Alli LaCroix - 3:55 to aid - after getting lost

Glenn Vencill (SP?) - 3:55 to aid - after getting lost

Renee Webb - 4:01 to aid - after getting lost

(RBZ; also sweatshirt chick, no time recorded)

50 milers:

Tom Gormley and Dallas - arrived at the aid at 10:20 AM, I wasn't 100% sure when they started.

Then here are the Prison Camp finish times. However you, only get the full effect of these results if you look at the scan of the results sheet--

http://picasaweb.google.com/ross.zimmerman/Solstice5050AkaSabRed5050#5554665801526578050

Prison Camp times--

Bruce Johnson 3:28 15.09 mi out and back

Monica Durazo & Pam Golden 10:30 AM finish, start somewhat before 7:00 AM ~ 10.4 mi to La Milagrosa turnoff and back

Doug Kelly 4:39 22 mi. to Chimney Rock and back

Patricia Wiercinski 3:23 ~10.4 mi. to La Milagrosa turnoff and back

Ken Greco 2:40 from Sabino Canyon VC via Bear Canyon

Chris Fall 6:02 Marathon to IS aid and back

Steve Burton 6:12 First actual Redington 50 K finisher

Jerry Riddick 5:40 about 24 mi. Stopped at Molino

Steve Hughes 7:07 Red 50K

Joe Plassman 7:09 Red 50K in Vibram 5 Fingers

Dallas Stevens No time recorded at PC

Tom Gormley No Time Recorded ~ 36 mi. Stopped at Molino

Wayne Coates 7:28 Red 50K (noted as OLD)

Renee Webb 7:32 Lost Souls 50K (see special note in scanned results)

Mari Suzuki Lam 7:34 Red 50K First 50k!

Alli LaCroix 7:35 Lost Souls 50K

Glenn Vencil 7:42 Lost Souls 50k

Finally, there were the Sabino 50 mile and Ken's run. I added 2 of the photos Renee took to my Picasa Web Album of the event.

Here are the results for Ken Greco and Dallas:

Dallas - 50 miles - 12:24

Ken - 26.3 miles - 6:07

I attached a pic of them coming in and a few others of them. I'll upload my pics to Picasa later (I didn't take too many today). Steve Hughes waited with me at Sabino Canyon for about an hour and 15 minutes before the guys came down the road. Dallas looked very good and was so happy about his finish. They were running strong when they came in! Dallas said they ran the road the whole way, even the last hill! I was so proud of him, and also proud of Ken for accompanying him. Dallas did say that he probably wouldn't have gone past Prison camp if Ken hadn't offered to go back with him. Dallas said Ken talked to him the entire run, which made the time pass, and he just really enjoyed the company. He said Ken is an awesome pacer.

So, it was a great success. Dallas' first 50 miler, and a hard one at that.

Other Accounts. Here's Doug's story--

Oh gosh, ok. Here's the story.

I had a good run out to Chimney Rock. A new guy Steve caught me on the downhill towards Molino Basin and decided to stay behind me because he didn't know the trail past Molino. I got a little clearance on the climb up to the ridge, but he quickly passed me on the downhill. I was fighting sun glare and fogged up glasses so took it slowly. I caught him again when he stopped at the La Milagrosa junction. We ran together to Bellota Road. I was very glad to have him along because I knew the way based on your directions but I couldn't see much because my glasses wouldn't clear.

Steve took a good look back at the trail when we hit Bellota Road. I didn't. That was a mistake. We said goodbye where the AZ trail picked up again on the other side. I ran another 30 yards to the gate, then continued on to Chimney Rock.

I had fun out there. I played around on the rocks for about 20 minutes. There was a big 4-wheel drive group camped out there, but we didn't cross paths at all. My only mishap was a slip and scraped hip while traversing some rock two feet above ground level. Running shoes do not provide good side-to-side traction! I was a bit more adventurous than expected because of there being help nearby, but I still was trying pretty hard not to die.

I was running well as I got back to Bellota Road, and I figured I had about a mile to go to get back to the gate and the AZ trail junction. I only went about 100 yards before I saw Alli, Glen, and Renee cresting over a hill in front of me, heading in the direction of Bellota Ranch. They asked where the heck I was going. I asked if they were going to Chimney Rock. They had no idea where they were. They had missed seeing where the AZ trail splits off the road 1.2 miles past the La Milagrosa junction and had continued on the road past the ranch. They went another 1.5 miles to the gate just meters from the AZ trail crossing. The gate had a sign on it for Bellota Ranch. That really confused them, and they turned back to look for the earlier turnoff. Since I was able to figure all this out and knew exactly where they were, they asked if I would stick with them until they got back on trail. I said sure.

We got back to the gate after a bit. I knew the trail was only a short distance past it, but I hadn't remembered quite how close it was. I was looking for the trail on the left and not really paying attention to the stuff on the right. We went right past the AZ trail. Then we came to where the AZ trail goes off to the right towards Molino. I had only seen it through thick fog earlier so didn't recognize it and led them another 3/4 mile or so before becoming convinced that we had grossly overshot the trail. Alli said then that Renee had spotted the AZ trail right after we went through the gate and I had said "no, keep going". So my brain was clearly not working for a while there, and I feel really stupid for leading them an extra 1.5 miles out of their way. If they got lost again after that, I am not responsible.

Once back on the AZ trail, I was a bit more tired and a lot more sheepish than I expected to be, and that made it a bit of a struggle getting back to the finish. I wasn't sure where to look for The Lake and I was now running late for meeting my sister-in-law so I decided to skip it. Still, the weather was awesome and I had a lot of fun. I hope the other three were happy with their run as well. They probably won't ever follow my lead again though.

Doug

Wasson Peak, 2Jan11, 14.2mi.

Feliz Ano Nuevo! The first run of the Calendar year was seasonally cool but clear. Turnout was great and we all got to see the sunrise over the

Tucson mountains. Fortunately the Park service, in their infinite wisdom, has not installed any more steps on the Norris trail.

Other than that, this is some of the finest single track in the west ( west Tucson).Doug ran the course in reverse to get the

stepping over with. It didn't seem to slow him down so I'll be willing to reverse the direction next year and see what happens. Most times were fast. There were also a number of new faces we hope to see in future runs. No one got lost , the day and company was great, all in all a fine way to start the year. Of note were Wayne and Patricia who drove in around 11:00 to start the run. Apparently they had a warmup chasing their

pet cows around town. See Patricia's writeup below. Thanks for the good stories and please come back next year! jr Results: Norris Loop: Craig Dabler 2:00 Tonja Chagris 2:04 Christy Hall 2:04 Partial Loop: Mary Croft 2:29 Full Loop: Doug Kelley 2:15 Steve Burton 2:32 John McLane 2:36 Sarah Dasher 2:41 Ken Greco 2:41 David Sowers 2:42 Boone Unrast 2:49 Steve Hughes 2:49 Joe Plassman 2:49 Runner ? 2:50 Chris Avery 2:55 Gene Joseph 2:58 Joe Dana 3:03 Wayne Coates 3:24 Kamran Talattor 3:25 Joan D'Alonzo 3:47 Patricia Weirszinski 3:48 ( including 7 minutes talking with Ross) Ross Zimmerman 4:49 Patricia's Tale: The atomic clock in the kitchen had died, an ominous beginning to the day, but we proceeded onward, leaving at 5:07AM.

When we arrived at our final gate, it was open - not good as the last time we had seen the girls they were heading out the

road towards the gate. The next gate had been left open because that herd had been gathered up the for the big house -

you may find them at your local Safeway. Needless to say, we drove not only on the road but over the hills and valleys and

cowpies in search of our girls. Nothing. We did find Ferdinand - our breeding bull, but no girls. We came home, where I proceeded to put myself under a blanket and sleep until sunrise. Of course, Wayne worked. We

then left the house again in search of the girls. We got out of the car along the road to bushwhack the land, hoping the girls

were laying and chewing their cud somewhere in our field. Again, no sign. Wayne went over the one 30 acre piece and came back to the car to find he had lost the car keys. I don't know what was worse - having lost car keys in 30 acres or

1800 pounds of beef called Maddie and Lucy somewhere in Sonoita. I finally decided to go running out to the highway and

search, while Wayne found the keys and got hay to lure the girls home. We found the girls had made it to the highway and

then traveled another 1/2 mile down another road. We arrived at the "adopted" home and went in to get the girls to follow

me back down the road, to the highway and homeward. Lucy was in "heat" and Maddie was attempting to mount her

continuously. This was definitely not a Kodak moment. The girls were pretty compliant for a mile or so (except for the

mounting thing), but we did get them home to Ferdinand, who suddenly took an interest in Lucy - hoping for a calf in

10 months. Needless to say, my boss drove by on the highway and I am sure I will have to explain why I was walking my girls along the

the highway with a bucket of hay. Only someone married to Wayne would be able to tell such tales. After this 2 or more

hour escapade, we proceeded on to Wasson Peak for our run. Better starting temperatures than those poor souls who

showed up on time.

Tortolita Mountain Loop, 9Jan11, 16.5mi.

Cancelled

Star Pass Scramble, 15Jan11, Various

Cancelled

Winter Bear Canyon Loop, 23Jan11, 16.8mi.

Congrats to all the Runners, I hope everyone is accounted for on these results. Steve

Bear Canyon

Doug Kelly 2:29

Glen O’Brien 2:34

Tom Gromley 2:45

Steve Burton 2:46

Dallas Stevens 2:49

Joe Plasman 3:00

Harry Fagg 3:01

Mike Dewer 3:02

Sarah Dasher 3:02

Steve Hughes 3:04

Chris Avery 3:05

Bruce Johnson 3:13

Glen Vencill 3:18 & 4:01 (double!)

Ken Grecko 3:18 & 4:01 (double!)

Boone Unrest 3:19

Miro Oscala 3:31

Jerry Riddick 3:31

Darrel Cummings 3:31

Raoul Erickson 3:34

Renee Webb 3:41

Pam Golden 4:36

Donna Kanoza 4:37

Doug Tillman 4:43

7 Falls

Joel Woppert 1:12

Ann Rerill 1:29

Phoneline

Ross Zimmerman ???

Arizona Trail Canelo Hills, 30Jan11, 50Kish

Fellow Runners

Great day for a run, weather cool but clear. Wayne started out a few minutes before 6:00 to mark the course with the

temperature around 20 degrees. Half way up the first climb (after crashing on a rock), I looked back and thought I saw a

headlight down at the bottom (turned out to be Tonja and Christy who caught up to me after Red Bank). Patricia arrived at

6:30 to find Joe in the parking lot. (Chase - we have your gaiters.) Soon others started to show up with Jerry and Chris

pulling in a bit after 7:00 - delay due to something about red flashing lights stopping them on the highway. Not a good start

for Jerry to the run. The large RV, with its shades drawn, was probably not happy to be found in a non-camping area

camping. The RV was gone before we returned from the run.

After checking everyone in Patricia headed to the Canelo trail head with Christina who was planning to run the half only as

was Patricia. Emily and her niece followed Patricia to the trail head so they could hike and view the countryside. Joe

followed in his newly washed car that appeared to take on about an inch of dust from the 3 mile road into the trail head, and

then off he went to Parker Canyon Lake. I met Christina, Patricia and Emily and her niece on my way to the turnaround at

various spots along the course. Upon arrival at the turnaround, set up the aid, turned on the radio and waited for the

onslaught. We heard that Ken had fallen and had injured himself but was "lucid". Ken, please update us on how you are

doing - some reported blood and bumps and some reported only bumps. Others took tumbles as well - John was going

home to clean up and check on his tetanus shot record. Maybe that might be a requirement for the runs - are you current

on your shots/vaccinations? Tom and group did some bushwacking through the thorny mimosas to get to Harry - not sure

Harry was worth the damage done to the legs, but they got there upright. The marker of the course (Wayne) needs to

remember that people starting at the turnaround have not traversed the trail so more flags are needed to allow runners from

both directions to find their way (wife went through the gate and saw the solar panels again). Many runners ran their

farthest ever that day - Aly, Boone, Jimmy, and Ben. There might be a name missing from this list, as this is all I could

remember from the tales told. Gene took a little excursion as well and probably did a true 50K. Christina made her mistake

at the damn dam. Patricia went over the dam issue with the runners who were leaving from the start letting them know to

make a right and go over the dam - but never thought about the reverse for Christina. Other than getting a few extra miles,

she seemed okay by our failure to give her the details needed.

At the end, we were left with a camelback bottle and a sweatshirt from the unknown female runner from several weeks ago.

We will bring these (along with Chase's gaiters) to the next run we go to and hopefully things will find their rightful owner -

or you could always bid on them on ebay :)

Wayne and Patricia

Time of arrival at the turnaround were as follows:

Adrian - 9.33

John - 9.39

Joe, Harry, Tom, Sarah, Chris, Jerry - 10:00

Steve, Jimmy, Ben - 10:05

Aly, Boone - 10:11

Darrel - 10:27

Gene 10:30

Official times:

Christina from Canelo to start - 3:22 after a bit of exploring for a total of 16.5 miles

Patricia from Canelo to start - 4:21

Wayne from Start to Canelo - 3:32

Total trip times.......

Adrian - 5:06

John - 5:22

Chris - 5:31

Harry 5:45

Jerry - 6:09

Sarah - 6:09

Joe - 6:09

Tom - 6:09

Boone - 6:33

Ali - 6:33

Steve - 6:40

Jimmy - 6:40

Benny - 6:46

Tonja - 6:50

Christy - 6:50

Darrel - 6:56

Gene - 7:12

Soldier/La Milagrosa Loop, 5Feb11,15.2mi.

The weather was wonderful and nobody got lost on trail. Doug Kelly had a nice bloody leg and I think that was it for slip,

trips and falls. Another great day on trail.

Here are the results:

The Soldier Trail La Milgrosa Loop - ~15 miles

Chase Duarte - 2:31.

Doug Kelly - 2:37

Mike Wilke - 2:39

Joe Plassman - 3:22

Jay-Z - 3:22

Beyonce - 3:23

Chris Avery - 3:26

Gene Joseph - 3:27

Sarah Dasher - 3:29

Darrel Cummings - 3:37

Wayne Coates - 3:38

Renne Webb - 4:02

Dallas Stevens - 4:02

Mari Lam - 4:03

Kim Fernandez - 5:03

Celestino Fernandez - 5:03

Out and back on La Miligrosa trail - ~10 miles

Patricia Wiercinski - 3:00

Trail at end of Roger Rd and other stuff - ~8.5 miles

Joe Dana - 3:30

Steve Kanoza - 3:30

Pavement runners around Tanque Verde - ~9 miles

Joel Stamp - 1:10

Chris Fall - 1:10

Long Live TTR, Chris Fall

Tanque Verde Loop, 20Feb11, 28.5mi.

Runners and other's, We had a great Day for running yesterday, a total of 29 persons and Two Canines. I believe there was

only 1 crash ( Sore Shoulder) Hope it's better Chris. I hope I spelt everyone's name right. Steve & Donna, Riley, CC and

Hombre. sk

Whole Enchilada

1. Sion Lupowitz 4:56

2. Chase Duarte 5:09

3. Doug Kelly 5:14

4. Tom Gormley 5:45

5. Dallas Stevens 5:51

6. Steve Roarke 5:55

7. Mike Duer 6:22

8. Sarah Dasher 6:24

9. Harry Fagg 6:25

10. Ken Greco 6:33

11. Wayne Coates 7:10

12. Darrel Cummings 7:32

14. Scout Phillips 7:42

Javelina 21.5

1. Chris Fall 4:41

2. Jerry Riddick 5.00

3. Joe Plasman 5:00

4. Steve Hughes 5:00

5. Chris Avery 5:00

Cow Head Saddle

1. Renee Webb 4:49

2. Patricia Wiercinski 6:06

Douglas Springs

1.Tonja Chigaris 3:30 14 mi.

2. Tim Varner 3:01

Various

1. Ross Zimmerman 13.7 mi. Black Hill & Tanque Verde Ridge

2. Steve Kanoza 5.25 mi. Black Hill

3. Denise Fall 5.25 mi. “

4. Joe Dana 5.25mi. Black Hill

5. Riley Kanoza 1.1 Tanque Verde Ridge W/ Ross

6. Sierra Kanoza 1.1 Tanque Verde Ridge W/ Ross

Guest Apearances

Dillon Chocolate Std. Poodle

Hombre Trail running Chihuahua

Esperero Canyon Loop, 13Mar11, 21mi.

It was a beautiful day for the Esperero Run, a bit toasty for the latter half. This was Jeff’s first run with the trail runners.

Welcome Jeff.

Full Loop

Michael Duer 4:26

Tom Gormley 4:49

Chris Avery 5:22

Jeff Thompson 5:22

Miro Oljaca 6:04

Pam Golden 2:31 cardiac hill & ¾ mile and back

Ross Zimmerman 4:23 10 miles

Great job everyone. Glenn

Mica Mountain Marathon, 27Mar11, 26.8mi.

Another beautiful spring day in Tucson, this is why we live here. Cool at the start and a bit breezy and cool at the top and

warm as the last runners finished. A couple of minor trail errors, one going to Bridle Wreath falls oops but back to Douglas

Springs trail and one started up from Cowhead then got thinking to much came back and off toward Grass shack finally

realizing the correct way was the first choice decided to just come back. Chris had a Raven accompany him coming back

to Cowhead. Hawks were spotted soaring on the up current above Cowhead. There were also deer and jack rabbits sighted.

No injuries to speak of but several runners ran short of water, solved by snow, pools and the trickle at Douglas Springs.

A good day.

Sion had a great run with the best time since I've been RD. Renee finally decided on Cowhead at Douglas Springs!

First timer Barry had a good run to Cowhead. jd

(sorry if I misspell you name let me know and I'll correct it)

Sunday Mica

Sion Luruitz 4:51

Dallas Stevens 5:52

Doug Kelly 6:04

Brice Gungle 6:48

Tom Gromley 6:53

Chris Avery 6:59

Raoul Erickson 7:20

Cowhead

Geno Foushee 4:10

Bruce Johnson 4:28

Barry Spencer 4:34

Darrel Cummings 5:14

Renee Webb 5:15

Douglas Springs

Scout Phillips 3:20

Joan D'Alonzo 3:37

Deborah Roloens 4:34 about an extra mile

Non standard route

Mike Duer 4:26 around 22 miles

Ken Greco 2:19 around 9.8 miles

Friday scout trip Mica a walk

Steve Kanoza 10:24

Joe Dana 10:24

Cowhead

Gary Parcher 6:27

Mt. Bigelow Ascent and Descent, 10Apr11, 30.8mi.

TTRs

Mt Bigelow Ascent/Descent was a great day! Thank you to all who came out to participate and thank you so

much, Mark and Renee, for the fantastic help with aid. Mark brought 2 cases of chicken noodle soup and

Renee brought mac & cheese; both were a hit on an especially cold, white day! The propane ran out just in

time for Ross and Debbie to enjoy both items warm.

Friday afternoon there were e-mails back and forth concerning the government shutdown and if it was to

happen, there would be no access to Sabino Canyon either by vehicle “or” by foot. I was scrambling for a

back-up plan and was ready to send out a “revised route” e-mail, but our illustrious leaders in Washington

decided to get us all worked up for nothing and pass a budget (I think). Anyway … Sabino remained open

and we were still on for Sunday.

I am blessed to work on the west side of Oracle Rd in Oro Valley and all day Saturday, I was unable to see the

top of the Catalinas. I was visited, mid-morning, by a very wet and cold Pinkcorker after she ran the Catalina

State Park 10.35 Mile Trail Race. The rain continued until I left work at 5:00pm and I thought to myself,

hmm … we’re going to have snow tomorrow!

I had to run a few errands after work and when I got home I had e-mails from both Bob Bachani and Ed

Centrik. They sent me information about the conditions on Catalina Highway and the need for 4WD vehicles

or chains above Windy Point - thank you! This was really helpful because Steve Burton, who was one of the

drivers to take runners down, didn’t have a 4WD vehicle. I didn’t think the conditions would change

overnight to remove the requirement, so I sent an e-mail to the group and had several people offer to help.

One thing I didn’t realize in this techno world we live in … I should have left my cell # at the end of the e-mail

(thanks Tonja - this is now fixed). Anyway … I was able to drive up the mountain in a Toyota 4Runner

belonging to a very famous ultrarunner! Thanks! J

There were runners taking various routes this day and no matter where you ran – it was beautiful. Steve H.,

Chris Avery, Sarah Dasher and a few other runners decided on Bear Canyon Loop. They reported some

amazing views as they topped out above the cloud cover that had descended on Tucson that morning.

After everyone else headed down the tram road shortly after 6:00am, Renee and I departed for Palisades in

separate vehicles. The ride up Catalina Highway was breathtaking and I repeatedly said to myself, I love living

in Tucson! We met Mark Martin up at the top. We unloaded aid supplies and set up camp. While Renee and

Mark got the soup and mac & cheese going, I decided to blaze the trail up to Mt Bigelow seeing that there

was at least 3” of fresh powder on the ground. Reaching the top before 8:00am, I was in awe of what my

eyes were seeing – I was sorry I was unable to take a picture (having no camera) of Thimble Peak in the

distance with hovering clouds, mist in the air, and an additional couple of inches of white all over! While I

was making footprints going north, Mark and Renee took a hike and blazed a portion going south.

I returned and not long after, Catlow appeared at 2:48, slightly frozen, but still at a pace only he can do –

fast! Mark gave him his hefty leather gloves and he was soon off to the top! Tonja drove up to Palisades,

geared up, and headed down the mountain to meet a 4Runner owner and then came back and headed to

the top of Mt Bigelow. Chase arrived shortly thereafter looking similar to Catlow – cold in another great time

of 3:14! There was a story starting to develop about a large tree and it only got better as each runner arrived.

It was impossible to go under or around – so the only option was to go over it. Runners forced to straddle this

giant ice/snow covered object were lucky to not permanently injure themselves. After that … bark appeared

to the rest providing some grip – not much.

It wasn’t long before Catlow returned from his Mt Bigelow summit with an incredible overall time! We

continued to receive cold runners into our little commune. Doug arrived not looking like typical Doug –

but Doug with running pants on! A very smart thing to do on this day after all was said and done. Harry

came in looking good and headed right over to the camp stove to melt his frozen hands near the flame. He

fueled up and was the first one to head down for the return trip. Raoul arrived - also looking good and was

the second runner to head up to Mt Bigelow. Steve Outridge followed and came in looking like he wanted to

say why do I continue to abuse myself with this run?! Great job Steve! Geno pulled in with a smile and seemed

proud of his shredded shins. He had some food and drink and headed back down the mountain like Harry.

We had a visit from Jim, Jane, and Amelia which was a very nice surprise. Jane looked great and they both

seemed very happy about their new baby girl. Blankets were donned, extra coats handed out, and heated

seats were turned on in Renee’s Outback. Time has a way of convincing even the fastest runners of the group

they didn’t need to bother going back down the mountain; Catlow and Chase seemed to find the warmth

and company reason enough to stay.

Tonja reappeared from summiting Mt Bigelow with a famous ultrarunner and then Raoul was next. More

runners were taken down the mountain and now we were waiting on 4 more individuals to surface. While we

waited, I decided to take a run down the mountain to see this tree everyone was talking about. I came up

on Rodd and Deborah and this was a great trek for both of them even though they wanted to really know

how much further?! I kept heading down the trail and I came across the piece of timber! Yep – it was a big

one and I can imagine the adrenaline increasing rapidly as the first runners straddled this hog and could do

nothing but slide down digging their fingers into snow, ice, and bark! Raoul sent me a picture of Rodd and

Deborah that pretty much explains it! I turned around at 17min and headed back, still not seeing or hearing

Ross and Debbie.

After another 30 minutes and the time going past 7 hours, I decided to head back down and hopefully meet

up with Ross and Debbie. I came upon them both before the tree so they had their enjoyment already. We

hiked it on in and had a little time of rest and relaxation before we closed up camp.

Great conversations all day with everyone, including stopping by Gene’s, after dropping Ross and Debbie off

at Sabino Canyon, and him telling us how sorry he was he couldn’t have been out there this day due to a

glass show he was hosting. As we were leaving Gene’s, Chris Avery showed up and talked about the Bear

Canyon Loop experience he had with the others and showed us some pics from his cell phone he took. It was

a great day to be out in nature for sure! Thanks for taking all the pictures Renee – it really tells a good story

without words! Congrats to Raoul who was the only runner to complete the entire route and all he suffered

were sunburned legs. ds

SCVC - Palisades - Mt Bigelow - Palisades – SCVC

Raoul Erikson - 4:01/8:45

SCVC - Palisades - SCVC

Harry Fagg – 3:49/7:20

Geno Foushee – 4:32/7:52

SCVC - Palisades - Mt Bigelow - Palisades

Catlow Shipek - Palisades 2:48/3:32ish give or take a few

SCVC - Palisades

Chase Duarte – 3:14

Steve Outridge – 4:05

Rodd McLeod – 6:11

Debrah Rubens – 6:12

Ross Zimmerman – 7:20

Debbie Ingraham – 7:20

OTHER

Doug Kelly – Prison Camp – Palisades – Mt Bigelow – Catalina Hwy – San Pedro Vista – Green Mtn – Bug Springs

– Prison Camp 7:00/25mi

Matt Bejar - East Fork/Palisades Junction O+B 2:59/14.8 mi

Joan D'Alonzo - SCVC to the junction of East Fork and Palisades O+B 3:43/14.5 mi

Pam Golden/Monica Durazo - SCVC – tram road to the top of connector O+B

Steve Hughes/Chris Avery/Sarah Dasher - Bear Canyon Loop

Tonja Chagaris – Portion of Palisades - Mt Bigelow

Catalina Peaks, 1May11, 21+mi.

TTRs,

Thank you to everyone who came out for Ross' inaugural Catalina Peaks run! We had 12 runners (inc. Renee

and myself) come out and really enjoy a part of the Catalinas most have never seen. We had a few runners

miss the sharp right turn and head up to Incinerator Ridge Peak and turn around, but everyone made it safely

out to Barnum Rock and witnessed a fantastic view on a cool sunny day. Renee and I met Joan on the way

out and then ran into Chris coming back - he decided to take another trip up with us. Chris and I were having

too much fun up on Barnum causing Renee to express great concern about the potential drop off point!

Eight runners made it to the Steward Observatory (SO) fence and four runners completed the whole route. It

was definitely cooler today than the past two weeks but minus the wind. Doug had an unfortunate fall

almost at the top of Aspen Trail and still ran to the SO fence but decided to stop and get a ride back. He was

the first runner to the top.

The mileage averaged out to 22 miles for the entire round trip. Chris F. finished the whole shebang first.

Chris A. had a modified run needing to be back to his vehicle by 11:00am and Tom took my directions and

went "left" too soon and ended up on the road. Joan wasn't sure about the run distance she would be able

to do just getting over a cold, but stuck it out all the way to the top! The general mileage of the ascent was

12+ miles. scout ended up with 14+ as she took Aspen trail all the way to the top from Marshall Gulch - but

hey - your aid and ride were waiting for you today! Joe P. showed up in his new Merrell Trail Gloves that

actually covered the outline of his toes and he still got comments thrown at him. Nice kickers Joe! Many

people thought the section of trail heading up to Sunset TH off of Bear Wallow Rd was beautiful. Tucson really

has it all - you just need to get out and find it!

We thought we might have logistical problems with waiting for runners at the top while some would be

finishing soon at the bottom. In addition, Doug and the Famous Ultra Runner had been waiting a while at the

top. So, Renee took them down, leaving me and aid at the top. Before she arrived back, Joan and scout had

showed up at the top. We then headed back down to Palisades with Joan and scout and didn't have to

wait too long before Chris came in. It really ended up being a perfect day.

Thank you Ross for creating this run - the views were amazing! There were several 'new' trails that we've not

had on any other TTR route, which was neat. Great job everyone - Long Live TTR! ds

Palisades - Barnum Rock - Sunset - SO fence 12+ mi